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Question 158 · LDEK · Cysts of the jaws

The Stafne bone defect is:

  1. A. usually unilateral bone defect occurring always in the lateral part of the mandible body on the lingual side, caused by a pressure from the remodelled submandibular gland.
  2. B. always unilateral bone defect occurring usually in the lateral part of the mandible body (80-90%), rarely in the mental part (10-20%), on the lingual side, caused by a pressure from the remodelled submandibular gland.
  3. C. usually unilateral bone defect occurring most often in the lateral part of the mandible body (80-90%), rarely in the mental part (10-20%), on the lingual side, caused by a pressure from the remodelled submandibular gland.
  4. D. always unilateral bone defect occurring usually in the lateral part of the mandible body (80-90%) on the lingual side caused by a pressure from the remodelled submandibular gland, rarely in the mental part (10-20%) caused by a pressure from the remodelled sublingual gland.
  5. E. usually unilateral bone defect occurring most often in the lateral part of the mandible body (80-90%) on the lingual side caused by a pressure from the remodelled submandibular gland, rarely in the mental part (10-20%) caused by the pressure from the remodelled sublingual gland.
Hint

Check each option for 'always' versus 'usually', and for which gland is linked with the anterior variant.

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